Citation

Russell ST, Toomey RB. J. Gay Lesbian Ment. Health 2013; 17(2): 132-149.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/19359705.2012.753398

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Sexual minority youth are at greater risk for suicidal thoughts compared to heterosexual youth: Directions for prevention and intervention are urgently needed. Few studies have examined a broad range of risk and protective factors that may explain this disparate risk. This study utilized the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health to examine which protective and risk factors for suicidal thoughts behaved distinctly in sexual minority adolescents compared to their heterosexual counterparts. Although many risk factors did not differ for heterosexual and sexual minority adolescents, we found several that were statistically significant for predicting later suicidal thoughts for sexual minorities: personal and friends' school connections, friendship activities, and maternal caring. © 2013 Copyright Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.

Language: en

Keywords

youth; sexual minority; suicide ideation